The Most Effective Words for Email Campaigns
If you're needing advice for your email campaigns, look no further. The team at 24 Communications wrote this blog post to teach you the words you need and the words you need to avoid. Also check out this video they made to go along with the post. The Forge team loves...
Local filmmaker Brandon Loper has big plans while working out of Forge
We are reposting this article from Bham Now- check out the original article here! You might know who directs your favorite TV shows, but you may not know the mind behind the commercials! Enter Brandon Loper, a local filmmaker and commercial...
Contractors vs. Employees: Getting It Wrong Will Cost You
Many entrepreneurs and small business owners don't know the differences between contractors and employees. This decision is so important when hiring someone to join your small business so Josh Andrews of Gatehouse Law came to Forge to teach us more on this subject!...
Coworking Spaces in Birmingham
With so much growth in businesses today, new and innovative ideas are leading to more startups and independent businesses. According to Huffington Post, 33% of the current workforce is independent or freelance, and this number is projected to grow to 40% by 2020....
Birmingham Influencers To Follow On Instagram
We follow these local influencers on Instagram, and think you should too! Check them out below. Jim Cavale, @jimcavale Jim Cavale was named a 3-Time INC. 5000 Entrepreneur for his leadership at Iron Tribe, after growing the company from one gym to...
Your Big Idea: Forge Pitch Night!
Thank you to everyone who joined us at Forge for our first ever pitch night! We love hearing about the exciting businesses that are growing out of the Magic City! Your Big Idea was a huge success and we are excited to start planning the next one. If you weren't able...
Social Media: A Plan Before the Posts
Social Media posting... We all know we need to be doing it. And so we post. But is your posting effective? Is anyone seeing your posts? Is the audience you are reaching the audience that can actually be converted to customers? There is so much more to posting on...
Protecting Your Trademark (Even If You Haven’t Registered Them)
Josh Andrew with Gatehouse Law returned to Forge with a topic that is near and dear to all Entrepreneurs and Small Business owners - or at least it should be! What do you need to know about your business's trademark? You have legally registered your business, isn't...
Managing a global business from Birmingham? Thanks to Forge, it’s easy!
We wanted to highlight this article written by James Ozment for Bham Now! Learn more about Race Quest and why their co-founder decided to base this global business out of Forge. RaceQuest orients itself around one idea: “train and race with the pros.” I...
The Journey of Urban Cookhouse and Farm Bowl + Juice Co.
For our fourth Business Breakthrough Session, we had the pleasure of learning from Andrea Snyder, Founder of Urban Cookhouse and Farm Bowl + Juice Co. Urban Cookhouse is known for their fresh, locally sourced food and amazing customer service. Farm Bowl + Juice Co. is...
Spring Is Here: 3 Tips to Prepare for Brand Growth
Jacqueline Jones is a well-loved Forge member and today we're reposting this valuable post from her personal blog! Jacqui started her company One Degree MMM which focuses on marketing and branding for small businesses and organizations. We loved this timely post as we...
10 Essential Mobile Apps For Your Business
If you’re an entrepreneur, freelancer, or small business owner, you know the struggle of keeping everything organized. With so many tasks to balance, business-owners are constantly searching for ways to save time and make their life easier. There are thousands of...